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Lloyd!

jpniner

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No, not the character on Entourage but the Kicker on the Panthers who is taking up a roster spot, a spot that could go to another Defensive Line player.

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Panthers will have to cut him if he can't start kicking almost all of his kicks into the Endzone, IMO. We have too many other holes to let him take up a Roster spot and not do what he's paid to do. The Ga. Dome was perfect conditions, if you have the leg why can't you kick the dang thing in the endzone and do it nearly every time? Its the only thing he is paid to do, and he did it poorly yesterday.

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We need Ari to chew out our Lloyd!

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As long as our special teams players can't shed blocks or make the effort to tackle a returner, Rhys Lloyd is useless. If I were a special teams coach preparing to play the Panthers, I'd tell my return man to run every kick. Even if it's 8 yards into the end zone. No fair catches until the Panthers prove they can tackle. Our special teams have no attitude, discipline, or pride.

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I agree about Loyd, his job is to kick it in to the endzone and he hasn't done that for several games. he blamed the weather late last year but as you noted the weather in the dome was perfect. And even when he only gets to near the goal line its got little hangtime.

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ATL kicker was better, and he does FG's too.

We are too thin on Defense and Special teams to continue to give this guy a roster spot.

Which brings me to my next point, given the money at play. How hard is it, given how widely played Soccer is worldwide, to learn to kick a football straight and far and be accurate enough to kick FG's too? You'd think there would be enough talent, for each team in the NFL to have a guy who can do this. There isn't 32 people in the world who can do this?

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IMO this was the difference in the game yesterday... as mediocre as some of the other play was, our kickoff coverage (including the kicks) were bad. The return just prior to halftime was particularly hurtful...

This plus DW's fumble.

ATL had great field position the entire game

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And he seems to believe he did well according to his twitter. We need a new kicker that can do it all.

Franchise isn't dumping Kasay until he's ready to retire. He's the "original Panther" and all, and still very good as a FG kicker. Just can't kickoff, too bad Baker can't kick it into the Endzone for us.

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;)

Yes. He even argues with some fans that questioned the lack of touchbacks.

OK... I like him and all, but what's there to argue? Last year he led the league in touchbacks... that's what he's on the damn roster to do. Any time you don't have a return is a good kickoff... so far this year, he hasn't done that.

He kicked a couple of balls out of the endzone last year didn't he?

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